Zv 3 - 0 Dzelži (381505053)

77846 punters turned up at ZvaniTAJS MAHAL, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Lucien Stehlin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Guido Casanova and Olaf Vermaat. Zv started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Beira Santos - Ščuka, García Peñuela, Yermiyan - Welling, Johne, Gregnanin, Jones, Dapoto - Deuring, Savino.

Dzelži decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Datsyuk - Hobai, Kunovski, Guérin - Pinstrup, Abraham, Tolmanis, Kazinczy - Briška, Sitkov, Rērihs.

Zv took the lead, 1 - 0, after a penalty 22 minutes into the match. E. Dapoto scored from the penalty spot. Dzelži's A. Kunovski got himself booked for a foul. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. E. Dapoto squirmed through their central defence after 30 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Zv's K. Deuring increasing the lead to 3 - 0. A. Savino left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 34 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. S. Hayal was the replacement. In the lead, Zv adjusted their style of play with 34 minutes gone. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Zv lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Zv, with 66 percent of the ball.

After 70 minutes, Dzelži used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. Zv almost scored after a swift counterattack 72 minutes into the game, but O. Ščuka put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. C. Welling tried using a burst of speed to get past his defender after 75 minutes, but it takes more than that to get past fast N. Guérin. As the game started to slip away for Dzelži, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. Coming from the right, S. Johne almost managed to score another goal for Zv, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 83 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving T. Pinstrup completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. F. Beira Santos wanted to play on, but the Zv coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 85 minutes into the game by J. Benedetto. Zv had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

Zv's best player was K. Deuring. On the other hand, E. Dapoto's play was disheartening. Dzelži's top performer was clearly O. Sitkov. However, N. Guérin made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.